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Beware The Thanksgiving Salad: CDC Says No Romaine Lettuce Is Safe

By NPR News November 20, 2018

Romaine lettuce is displayed on a shelf at a supermarket in California in April, during an E. coli outbreak traced to contaminated lettuce. The CDC says a new outbreak has made lettuce dangerous to eat, just in time for America's most foodcentric holiday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Cut Caesar salad off the menu this week: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a multistate E. coli outbreak is underway, and romaine lettuce is to blame. 32 people are sick, including 13 who were hospitalized; no deaths have been reported. An additional 18 people were sickened in Canada.Read More

Texas Nurse Loses Job After Apparently Posting About Patient In Anti-Vaxxer Group

By NPR News August 29, 2018

A Texas Children's Hospital nurse allegedly described a young patient with the measles in a Facebook post affirming her opposition to vaccines. The hospital says patient privacy is a "top priority."Read More

Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines

By NPR News August 28, 2018

A tinted transmission electron micrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria (light purple/black) inside a cell. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., with more than 1.7 million reported cases in 2017. Biomedical Imaging Unit, Southampton General Hospital/Science Source

For the fourth year in a row, federal health officials report that there has been a sharp increase in sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tallied nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2017 — an increase of 200,000 cases over the previous year, and a record high.Read More

No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says

By NPR News August 24, 2018

While the study's authors acknowledge moderate drinking may protect some people against heart disease, these potential benefits do not outweigh the risks of cancer and other diseases.Read More

Northwest Tick Season Peaks As Health Officials Warn Of Rising Disease Spread

By Emily Schwing May 3, 2018

The Western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus, can spread Lyme disease. CREDIT: CDC

As tick season reaches its peak in the Northwest, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control says diseases spread by tiny creatures like mosquitoes and ticks have tripled in the U.S. over the last 14 years.Read More